US eFolder Opens Data Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands

eFolder, Inc., a supplier of BC and cloud file sync services for the IT channel, announced the opening of its first European data center presence in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The opening signals eFolder’s expansion into international markets and a move to give European partners access to eFolder services hosted in Europe.

European IT service providers can partner with eFolder to offer clients cloud backup, backup and DR (BDR) and file services. All eFolder services are designed for and sold exclusively to IT services providers, enabling channel partners to generate recurring revenue. The opening of a datacenter in Amsterdam enables European partners to meet client preferences for locally hosted data, governed by European Union laws and regulations.

“Since we operate primarily in the UK, I am excited to see eFolder extend its cloud services presence to Europe,” says Adam Warren, MD, Tandem Systems Ltd. “Besides the tremendous profit opportunity of deploying eFolder software and services, the Amsterdam data center presence now resolves many of our clients’ prior data privacy and security concerns.“

The opening of a data center in Amsterdam continues eFolder’s growth plan. In 2014, the company added more than 80 personnel and expanded operations in San Francisco, CA; Denver, CO; Atlanta, GA; Canada; the UK; the Netherlands and Sweden. eFolder has also hired sales and technical staff in Europe to serve regional partners.

“eFolder has grown by giving partners the greatest flexibility and choice in how they bring services to market,” says Pierre Tapia, VP of product, eFolder. “Our comprehensive suite of services and the choice to host these services out of the Amsterdam data center demonstrates our commitment to becoming partners’ most strategic vendor relationship.“

eFolder has operated data centers for more than eight years and has ensured high standards of security, integrity, resiliency, availability and performance. It has data centers in Atlanta, Georgia; Salt Lake City, UT; Kelowna, BCa, Canada; and Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company’s data centers have undergone audits to ensure compliance with industry and government standards. Its data centers are SSAE 16 Type II Certified or SOC Certified and have 99.999% reliability, translating to less than 5 minutes average downtime per year.

eFolder Backup, eFolder BDR, and eFolder Anchor file sync services are available from the Amsterdam data center. eFolder partners can choose to be billed for services in either dollars , pounds or euros.